The Eastern Conference in the NBA will see a third game being played in the playoffs as Orlando Magic host Toronto Raptors on Friday.

Orlando Magic are finally in the playoffs after labouring to get in the in recent seasons. They are a legendary franchise and have been a shadow of their former selves for a while. The team is looking to rebuild itself, and a decent outing in the playoffs would’ve been the ideal way to showcase why they are an attractive place to come and play for free-agents. With a defeat of 29 points in the last game, they will be coming out with everything they’ve got in this upcoming fixture.

Toronto Raptors are the team who had the second best record in the NBA regular season, and truly showcased their real potential when they absolutely destroyed Orlando Magic. Kawhi Leonard was operating at his best, and dropped 37 points, to prove that he is the chief of this playoff series. The franchise will be looking to make sure that the players don’t slip up in these road games, and snap up the first round as soon as possible.

Orlando Magic –

Evan Fournier has been arguably the most consistent player for the team in the first two games and will be looking for a bit more support. He is coming off a game where he scored 10 points along with 5 rebounds and 3 assists.

Aaron Gordon was the only player in the team who managed to score 20 points and he will be looking to do more of the same in the remainder of the games.

Toronto Raptors –

Kawhi Leonard has been straight out balling and has activated his playoff mode in order to prove why he is one of the best players in the world. In the last game, he scored 37 points and had 4 rebounds and assists.

Kyle Lowry bounced back in a strong fashion after not even scoring a point in the last game, and proving why he is an All-Star. In the last game, he scored 22 points and had 4 rebounds along with 7 assists.